Arkos Tracker is a modern computer tool to write music on for 8/16-bit computers, such as Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Oric, Vectrex, SHARP MZ-700, and our beloved MSX. It is a Cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac) tracker style tool to write your own nifty PSG ditties. Version 2 has just been upgraded to release A5 with a heap of new features.

While there are a good number of native MSX trackers out there, scoring on modern computers makes live a bit easier sometimes. Tools like Arkos Tracker do a great job on that matter. Write, test, export and enjoy. Arkos Tracker 2 is the evolution of STarKos (an Amstrad CPC tracker) and Arkos Tracker 1 (A Windows-only tracker).

High lights of this new tracker version are:

Cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac).

Manage both standard PSG sound (thanks to an accurate AY-3-8912 emulation) and samples without any distinction!

Unlimited AY count! You can create standard 3-channel songs, or 6, 9, 32 or more if you want!

Export to AKG (generic, versatile player), AKY (a new extremely fast player), AKM/AKL (minimalist/lightweight players), or raw for you to use your own format.

The AKY player can handle any channel number for you to use all the power of the PlayCity (CPC), Spectrum TurboSound, SpecNext, MSX Darky and MSX FPGA.

New sound effect support, shared among songs.

Exports can be assembly sources or binaries: it makes it easy to integrate the songs in your production.

ROM players available: no more auto-modifying code, a small buffer is used.

Sources can be converted to any assembler.

Each AY can have its own frequency (including custom ones).

Replay rate from 12Hz to 300Hz, or custom.

A song is composed of sub-songs, all sharing the same instruments. Helps you save even more memory!

With Arkos 2 you can take the AY, or PSG for MSX geeks, to its limits. Creating 3-channel madness with this tracker should be a breeze, there's no excuse. No more wimpy FM tunes, but hardcore PSG pron bro. There are ready-made replayers for MSX available. Arkos Tracker and the Z80 players are coded and designed by Julien Névo a.k.a Targhan/Arkos

So, why not take it to the test, write your killer tune in Arkos Tracker and submit it to XI MICROCOMPO AY.